Railways in Asia
There are no passenger trains in Lebanon. In the past, railway in Lebanon functioned very well. Traces of its heyday still remain to this day but many carriages, locomotives and elements of infrastructure were badly damaged during the civil war in 1970s. The last operational routes ended for economic reasons in the 1990s. At its …
Train travel in India is an adventure. Trains in India are the primary mode of transportation – often overcrowded but you can observe everyday life of locals. The Indian railway network is the fourth longest in the world. Further expansion is underway. State-owned Indian Railways launches over 13,000 passenger trains and over 8,000 freight trains …
Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo. In the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, there is no railway. However, the Malaysian part of Borneo has an interesting railway, very popular among tourists. The railway line starts in Tanjung Aru near Kota Kinabalu and leads to the city …
Currently, there are no passenger trains in Brunei. Only one railway in Brunei is an industrial 1533 mm gauge railway for the transfer of personnel and equipment to the platform, which is 4 km away from the coastline, at which tankers can be filled with LNG. The pier railway was constructed in 1970s. There are …
Train travel in Bangladesh is the best way to travel between the largest cities of the country. The length of railway lines in Bangladesh is about 2877 km. Some lines have a gauge of 1000 mm, some 1676 mm, and some use mixed gauges. The national carrier is Bangladesh Railway. Administratively, the railway is divided …
The railway in Pakistan connects the largest cities. Train travel in Pakistan is not much different from traveling by train in other countries in the region. In recent years, Pakistani railways have acquired a number of new carriages to service long-distance trains. In 2022, floods damaged or destroyed a large part of the railway infrastructure …
Armenia has a network of railway lines with a length of 845 km. The railway infrastructure is neglected, rolling stock is mainly from Soviet-era. Train travel in Armenia is not the best option. Trains run rarely and reach only a few places visited by tourists. Trains are operated by South Caucasus Railway, company owned by …
The quality of passenger services in Georgia has improved significantly in recent years, except for suburban and commuter services. Georgian Railways purchased new trains for long-distance connections, some of railway stations were renovated. The railway network, however, still is neglected and needs to be upgraded. Train travel in Georgia is good option if you want …
Train travel in Azerbaijan is comfortable and quality of passenger transport is steadily improving. However, the train is not the best choice for tourists because the tracks don’t reach many interesting places. The modernisation of main railway lines is underway, the most of Soviet-era carriages have been replaced by modern air-conditioned cars and diesel- and …
Iran has well-maintained but undeveloped railway network. The authorities invests a lot of money in railways. New railway lines have been built in recent years, some of the existing main lines were double tracked. Improvements are ongoing. Due to geopolitical situation is impossible to obtain an up-to-date information about train travel in Iran. Last updated: …